About MPCCP

The Marion-Polk Community Cats Program is a cooperative effort among five animal welfare organizations to more efficiently and effectively tackle the problem of 30,000 stray, feral, free-roaming, unowned and community cats in the region.

The purpose of MPCCP is to provide sterilization services to unowned cats in order to reduce cat overpopulation. (Sterilization services are defined as: Sterilization surgery, rabies vaccination, ear tip procedure and FVRCP vaccination. Other veterinary services may be provided if determined necessary by the attending veterinarian.)

Program goals:

Reduce the number of cats taken in by shelters.

Provide 1,700 sterilizations among the partner organizations in 2014, 2,500 sterilizations in 2015 and 3,500 sterilizations in 2016.

Trap-Neuter-Return

TNR involves trapping all or most of the cats in a colony and then returning them to their territory. Whenever possible, young kittens and any friendly cats are removed for veterinary care and socialization, and placed for adoption.